Dominating the Carlton Shopping Centre in Johannesburg is ‘Ballman’, ot at least that is what the 3,000 football structure has become known as. Erected in what is not exactly the most visually appealing of shopping centres – we can only imagine this would be a whole lot more effective in Shepherd’s Bush’s beautiful Westfield – the structure, courtesy of Leicester’s Ratcliffe Fowler Design is nonetheless a reminder of just how dominated South African culture is currently by the beautiful game…..
Art-house cinema to the most creative in gaming and home entertainment, we curate the latest in alternative viewing and interaction.
Nike’s ‘Ballman’ World Cup Sculpture
3,000 footballs used for shopping centre sculpture....
June 16th, 2010
Nike World Cup Advert
'Write The Future' beautifully epitomises the world's expectations....
May 21st, 2010
We, like so many others around the world, are struggling to contain ourselves with excitement about next month’s carnival of football – or ’soccer’ for our US readers – and you can always heavily rely on the heavyweight champions of marketing to come up trumps with a piece of advertising/entertainment that perfectly sums up the feelings of the footballing world. Nike’s 2010 World Cup advert focuses upon the expectations of a nation and the potential for greatness that each of the competing athletes feels…. moments of glory snatched, shared and stolen. Sensationally shot, beautifully edited and perfectly written, the Oregon based sportswear giants have once more provided a golden moment of marketing that will be on everyone’s lips for the coming months……
Nike World Cup Advert
Short Of The Week: I Met The Walrus
hugely influential 2007 animation is this week's short film....
May 19th, 2010
In 1969, when Jerry Levitan was just 14-years-old, he managed to sneak into John Lennon’s hotel room. If that wasn’t impressive enough, the teen then persuaded him to do an interview. Equipped with intelligent and relevant questions as well as a reel-to-reel tape deck, Levitan recorded an insightful conversation, capturing Lennon’s thoughts on the world and in 2007, produced this award-winning, thought-provoking short film, using the original interview as its soundtrack.
Spike Jonze, the writer/producer/director responsible for last year’s awe-inspiring Where the Wild Things Are, has since released his first love story: a short film in collaboration with Absolut Vodka about the give and take relationship between two robots. In a world where humans and robots co-exist, Sheldon (Andrew Garfield) is the lonely librarian robot who falls in love with Francesca (Sienna Guilleroy), a newer model robot who makes a habit of falling and severely damaging her body.
What better way to kick off our brand new film feature, than with Logorama, the winner of this year’s Oscar for animated short. Created by French animation studio H5, Logorama sees a universe and its inhabitants created entirely from globally recognised brand names and symbols. The film opens to Dean Martin’s ‘Good Morning Life, revealing a Malibu island and MSN butterflies forming the landscape of LA, going on to show towering skyscrapers of Colgate, buildings of LEGO and even a Hot Wheels carnival.
Renaissance artist, Giorgio Vasari, who was famous for his biographies of great artists, once wrote a book entitled ‘Lives of the Artists’. What set this book apart from the other tedious tomes of art history was it’s insight… Vasari looked further than the art, and into the personalities. Sometimes violent, sometimes egotistical and selfish… but always driven and capable of delivering something so many others could not. Fast forward a few centuries and we have a contemporary vision of the artists, delving into the personalities of one of the world’s greatest snowboarders, a duo of fearless big wave surfers, and one of the world’s most volatile punk rock bands, Gallows.
We’ve got 2 pairs of tickets to giveaway for the world premiere of this hard hitting new movie from Relentless Energy Drink, which takes place at Shoreditch Town Hall, London from 6.30pm next Tuesday, 8th December. It looks set to be a good night with music coming courtesy of Black Teeth and Filthy Dukes, and we’ll even buy you a drink too!
The giveaway will be the first as part of our new weekly email, list_ by weheart, so make sure you’re signed up and wait for further instructions in tomorrow’s first edition….
Famous for his tongue in cheek, ultra-detailed retro artworks, Rod Hunt has worked on campaigns for Barclays, Vodafone, British Airways and IKEA to name but a few, as long time admirers of his brilliant illustrations we are more than excited about his new take on the ‘Where’s Wally’ phenomenon with this rather brilliant new book in collaboration with BBC TV series, Top Gear.
So, let’s get this straight, Three Frames isn’t going to be winning any accolades from high-brow press anytime soon, nor is it likely to win any awards, but for a uniquely subversive art concept it sure is entertaining. De-constructing famous, but for the majority by no means critically acclaimed, movies into a three frame (it’s all in the name you see) animated gif is a bold concept which, on the whole, pays off. Funny, bizarre and strangely cool, the low quality of the high compression file format, coupled with the use of tacky eighties straight-to-video movie clips, lend each image a uniquely retro feel that leaves you wanting more. Good job they’re updating daily then!
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We caught up with New York based artist Devin McGrath who, in his beautifully crafted, unique style, bashes out darkly inspirational artworks with an enviable ease……
Clean and crisp, thoughtful illustration is a strong presence in the delightful portfolio of Welsh, Manchester based graduate Gareth Hughes.....
They love fellow Bristolian Banksy – in no small part due to making them a lot of money – but rate Tracy Emin as “nonsensical shit”. Here's our studio spotlight on Taxi Studio.....
The Dead Photos is an inspiring collection of macabre, touching, humorous and enlightening images that offer a delicate insight into the fragility of human life.
Half English half Japanese, London-based Jiro Bevis knocks out record covers, club flyers and editorial pieces with a ridiculously cool, 1980s retro vibe to them....
It’s great to see a company have a strong visual identity running throughout their brand – and that’s just what Stockholm based Bedow Creative have achieved for Sweden’s largest organic grocery store, Eat! Ekoaffären.
Founded by the rather talented duo of Mark Tappin and Simon Gofton, Tappin Gofton is a London-based studio that knock out some wonderfully distinctive work
We asked the Portland studio some questions, which they blindly ignored – instead providing us with a delightful insight into their wonderfully twisted minds. Enjoy…..
Decidedly Brazilian, thanks to it’s colour and vibrancy, Rubens LP’s style is the perfect accompaniment to summer – and anyone who uses bulldogs in their work is sure to receive high precedence with us…..
Rolling out across Europe in coming weeks is this, rather difficult to watch, advert for Sony’s new range of 3D TVs – courtesy of Sexy Beast director Jonathan Glazer....
Devin McGrath
Gareth Hughes
Taxi Studio
The Dead Photos
Jiro Bevis
Eat! Brand Identity
Tappin Gofton
The Official Manufacturing Company
Rubens LP
Sony 3D TV Advert
